Jordan Lyles, after a dominating eight-plus-inning effort Monday against Texas, dropped his ERA to 2.62. But even more interesting for the Rockies right-hander whom lowly Houston dispatched in the Dexter Fowler trade, Lyles is succeeding best in Denver.

Lyles has a 1.25 ERA in three games at hitter-friendly Coors Field. It's a stat that put Rockies manager Walt Weiss on the attack Tuesday in support of his pitcher.

"Jordan Lyles is third in the league in home ERA," Weiss said. "But you won't hear about that."

Weiss said that while hitting stats at Coors Field are often qualified as being bloated, the inverse doesn't exist for good pitching.

"Without question. Everybody wants to talk about how offense is enhanced here and how the numbers are skewed," Weiss said. "That's been the history of this park, and I understand it to an extent. It's always going to be a good hitters park.

After going winless in his first four starts, De La Rosa has rebounded, winning his past three. That includes a six-inning effort last week in beating the Mets. He allowed three runs, but two came on one mistake — a Curtis Granderson homer. But De La Rosa is minimizing those mistakes. He hasn't allowed more than one home run in a game.

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